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you have a state legislature put in to law, yes, courts set them when the people themselves, even in california, even in hawaii, even in most liberal places have had chance to vote they said we want marriage to be between man and woman. the polling on this it always ends up being larger majority for those favoring traditional marriage on the actual election day than what the polls normally show. if it's a dead heat in places like maine right now, my guess is, marriage is going to win. >> remember when and if the supreme court gets this case it is likely to go off on constitutional grounds. think for a moment. whether you want to vote on most of what the constitution today allows or prohibits. i'm not surprised. particularly i'm not surprised because almost all of these referenda came on very early before you saw the transformation we now see in the voting public. they came on who put them on. those who were always against same sex marriage. the people are only catching up to them now, i concede that this is one of the great transformations, issues of all times. it's not going to happen in one f
you have a state legislature put in to law, yes, courts set them when the people themselves, even in california, even in hawaii, even in most liberal places have had chance to vote they said we want marriage to be between man and woman. the polling on this it always ends up being larger majority for those favoring traditional marriage on the actual election day than what the polls normally show. if it's a dead heat in places like maine right now, my guess is, marriage is going to win. >>...
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after losing proposition aids in california, democrats were devastated -- proposition 8 in california, democrats were devastated. people talk about marriage, love,ommient. they changed the message. they wanted what everyone else wanted and people understood that and they are beginning to succeed everywhere except the south. >> jerry brown got the tax in california. >> jerry brown did something for which he deserves credit. he was elected governor and he said i will not raise taxes unless i have the approval of the people of this date. to rescue the state's of california public school system, he went and said we need a tax increase. we need a tax increase of billions. and they voted for ed. i say hat's off to him and to californians for stepping up. >> legalizing marijuana nationwide? >> hats off also for the date marriage issue to joe biden who stepped up and said -- for the gay marriage issue it to joe biden who stepped up and said he was born at. that set a tone for the president and the vice president of the united states to comout thay. and you have the opposition going the other
after losing proposition aids in california, democrats were devastated -- proposition 8 in california, democrats were devastated. people talk about marriage, love,ommient. they changed the message. they wanted what everyone else wanted and people understood that and they are beginning to succeed everywhere except the south. >> jerry brown got the tax in california. >> jerry brown did something for which he deserves credit. he was elected governor and he said i will not raise taxes...
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these people, in fact, it was some junior college in california or some place. maybe in northern virginia. >> what a world. >> because they just looked so healthy and they're teeth are not what chinese people's teeth look like. asian americans who didn't know how that was going to view and didn't understand the narrative that the actor was getting. professor. number two, i thought it was actually a skillful use in the sets. he didn't say, "we push them over." he was saying, you know, they undid themselves. i disagree with his narrative about how we undid ourselves. i don't think health care would undo us. i don't think foreign debt would undo us. but i thought it was part of good side of the foreign menace tradition in our life of saying we should do better, as opposed to these foreign rats. you know, they're tricking us -- >> that's what the ads that used to run many years ago against the chinese menace, you know? >> yeah, exactly. >> they're coming, their hoards are going to overtake america and appeal to people's fear. this doesn't appeal directly or explicit
these people, in fact, it was some junior college in california or some place. maybe in northern virginia. >> what a world. >> because they just looked so healthy and they're teeth are not what chinese people's teeth look like. asian americans who didn't know how that was going to view and didn't understand the narrative that the actor was getting. professor. number two, i thought it was actually a skillful use in the sets. he didn't say, "we push them over." he was...
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in california, voters decided not to abolish the death penalty. with all the acrimony around the election, many religious leaders called for a new spirit of civility. more than 700 churches held special election day communion services. organizers said they wanted to refocus allegiance to god and work for justice beyond the ballot box. our assessment of the election returns in a few moments. >>> faith-based groups continue to mobilize to help those affected by hurricane sandy. on the east coast, volunteers across the spectrum are serving food, providing shelter and helping with cleanup in a massive relief operation. this week, ny othose forts we hampereby evn mo bad weather. kim lawton has more on the efforts in one new york community. >> a week after sandy, rabbi shneur wolowik of the chabad lubavitch movement is in the devastated rockaway beach area of new york. he's visiting some of the many families in his congregation whose homes are unlivable. when sandy hit, this family awoke to the sound of water rushing in. >> where were you at the time? >
in california, voters decided not to abolish the death penalty. with all the acrimony around the election, many religious leaders called for a new spirit of civility. more than 700 churches held special election day communion services. organizers said they wanted to refocus allegiance to god and work for justice beyond the ballot box. our assessment of the election returns in a few moments. >>> faith-based groups continue to mobilize to help those affected by hurricane sandy. on the...
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. >> sreenivasan: the state of california held its first auction today of greenhouse gas pollution permits. the cap-and-trade plan is a key part of the state's global warming law enacted in 2006. under its provisions, businesses must cut emissions to a certain level or buy allowances from compani thadon't need all of their allowances. the program still has to survive a court challenge. the u.s. air force will change the way it selects officers and instructors who train new recruits. that follows a sexual abuse scandal at lackland air force base near san antonio, texas. an investigation found 23 instructors allegedly abused at least 48 female recruits. so far, five people have been convicted on charges ranging from adultery to rape. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we turn back to one of the topics raised in president obama's news conference today, the investigation of former c.i.a. director david petraeus. the former military leader's resignation after admitting to an extramarital affair raises questions about the standards americans hold u.s.
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kills and nine wounded outside the empire state building, seven killed at a university in oakland, california, seven dead at a sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsi killed and dozens more wound at a move yee these per in aurora, colorado. and then there was this. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the -- >> congresswoman gabby giffords leading the democratic national convention in the pledge of allegiance some 20 months after she was shot in the head in arizona. >> with liberty and justice for all. (cheers and applause) >> there was one brief exchange during the second debate about gun violence. >> i also share your belief that weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theatres don't belong on our streets. >> i'm not in favor of new pieces of legislation on guns and taking guns away or making certain guns illegal. >> reporter: but during three hours of debates devoted to domestic matters the phrase "gun control" was never mentioned, not even by the democratic incumbent. >> you'll find the rest of that segment >> brown: you'll find the rest of that segm
kills and nine wounded outside the empire state building, seven killed at a university in oakland, california, seven dead at a sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsi killed and dozens more wound at a move yee these per in aurora, colorado. and then there was this. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the -- >> congresswoman gabby giffords leading the democratic national convention in the pledge of allegiance some 20 months after she was shot in the...
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they move back to california, poverty again. they build it back up. they move back to salt lake city. they build it back up. romney's whole history of a family is at ty knked down, we built it back up. we didn't make a fortune; we made a bunch of fortunes. and they resented us for our success, but we kept coming back. that's romney's history. >> with someone with a name with romney you heard about the sufferings of your ancestors and their sacrifices and all they've done that you feel like, well, it's my turn now; i've got to pick up the baton and run with it. >> narrator: but mitt and his family rarely tell the story to outsiders. >> it's an incredible history. he can't talk about it because it involves polygamy. and so if the core of your personality is something you can't talk about because it's politically unacceptable, well, you're not going to be open with the people all around you. >> narrator: now the church was sending mitt away to spend two and half years on a mission in france. >> as mitt romney has said, imagine going to bordeaux and sayin
they move back to california, poverty again. they build it back up. they move back to salt lake city. they build it back up. romney's whole history of a family is at ty knked down, we built it back up. we didn't make a fortune; we made a bunch of fortunes. and they resented us for our success, but we kept coming back. that's romney's history. >> with someone with a name with romney you heard about the sufferings of your ancestors and their sacrifices and all they've done that you feel...
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it took 48 hours in 1916 to confirm the fact that california had gone for wilson by 3,000 votes. that put him over the top. >> you know, judy and gwen, we're living in a different atmosphere after 2000. go back to 1960. john kennedy won texas by about 45,000 votes. illinois by about 9,000 votes. very close margins. a lot of people calling for the recount. in those times nixon felt politically he couldn't do it. i think if the same result occurred today, post 2000, there would be huge pressure on nixon not to concede and to essentially generate a lot of lawsuits. >> gerald ford in 1976 lost the election basically in southern ohio lost ohio by 11,000 votes and hawaii which 4,000. the next morning there was never any question about his conceding. >> woodruff: all these questions about whether a state should have been called in this instance we're talking about ohio. the television networks have projected ohio. it's also the associated press. it's my understanding there's a consensus the major news organizations about ohio. if it is the case that governor romney is not accepting that
it took 48 hours in 1916 to confirm the fact that california had gone for wilson by 3,000 votes. that put him over the top. >> you know, judy and gwen, we're living in a different atmosphere after 2000. go back to 1960. john kennedy won texas by about 45,000 votes. illinois by about 9,000 votes. very close margins. a lot of people calling for the recount. in those times nixon felt politically he couldn't do it. i think if the same result occurred today, post 2000, there would be huge...
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and a number of other topics. >> california is really ground zero for the initiative process. they tend to have more itiatives than any other state. they have 11 this year including two competing measures that would increase taxes in different ways to fund education and help balance the state budget. >> woodruff: we also know that health care is on the ballot. remind us where and what that would mean if those were to pass. >> sure. there are five states that have votes on the affordable care act this year. in missouri, it's bill that would prohibit the state from setting up a health insurance exchange. in the other four states it's a broader asure tat attempts to block really implementation of the affordable care act. it sets up the right to have private insurance as a constitutional right in the state and prohibits the state from requiring anybody to buy insurance or penalizing anybody for failing to buy insurance. >> woodruff: and just quickly what are the polls showing on those? do we know much about the standing? >> well, you know, i have not checked the polls on those rec
and a number of other topics. >> california is really ground zero for the initiative process. they tend to have more itiatives than any other state. they have 11 this year including two competing measures that would increase taxes in different ways to fund education and help balance the state budget. >> woodruff: we also know that health care is on the ballot. remind us where and what that would mean if those were to pass. >> sure. there are five states that have votes on the...
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private insurance companies now, the first company that was doing this with aig and in the midst of the california wildfires six years ago, for the first time you saw private firefighters showing up at people's homes, spraying tm with fire retardant, so when the fire came this mansion would be standing and the next one might burn to the ground. this is extraordinary because we would tend to think of fire fighting, this is definitely a public good and definitely something that people get equally and now we're finding that even -- there's even a two-tiering of protection from wildfires. >> if there was even a short-lived airline in florida, i read about, that offered five-star evacuation service in the events of hurricane. >> yea, after hurricane katrina a company in florida saw a market opportunity and they decided to offer a charter airline that would turn your hurricane into a luxury vacation. that was actually the slogan. they would let you know a hurricane was headed to your area. they would pick you up in a limousine and drive you to the airport and they would make you five-star hotel reservat
private insurance companies now, the first company that was doing this with aig and in the midst of the california wildfires six years ago, for the first time you saw private firefighters showing up at people's homes, spraying tm with fire retardant, so when the fire came this mansion would be standing and the next one might burn to the ground. this is extraordinary because we would tend to think of fire fighting, this is definitely a public good and definitely something that people get equally...
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vote in 2008 in blue states like new york and new jersey as cokie pointed out but also places like california which are states that he would have won anyway but there was so much organic enthusiasm for barack obama in 2008 that he won -- that a lot of people turned out even in deep blue states where their votes, of course, didn't count, they turned out in mass numbers. the president's people knee this yearhat's not going to happen. so in terms of the overall national popular vote, if you think about red states and blue states where neither campaign is trying to turn out the vote, the blue states like california and new york for various reasons the president's numbers won't be anywhere near as strong as they were in 2008 whereas in the deep red state there is's so much antipathy towards the president that people will turn out in those states even though they are deep red states. they'll turn out the cast a symbolic vote against barack obama. so that's one thing that skews the popular vote by conceivably on election day towards romney more than people are necessarily expecting >> i think that's
vote in 2008 in blue states like new york and new jersey as cokie pointed out but also places like california which are states that he would have won anyway but there was so much organic enthusiasm for barack obama in 2008 that he won -- that a lot of people turned out even in deep blue states where their votes, of course, didn't count, they turned out in mass numbers. the president's people knee this yearhat's not going to happen. so in terms of the overall national popular vote, if you think...
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spencer michels examines propositions and congressional races on the ballot in california. and older americans are working longer and returning to the workforce after retiring. you can help paul solman look into that demographic shift. if you're an older worker, fill out a questionnare on the rundown. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made officialnd photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks among others. thank you andood night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you
spencer michels examines propositions and congressional races on the ballot in california. and older americans are working longer and returning to the workforce after retiring. you can help paul solman look into that demographic shift. if you're an older worker, fill out a questionnare on the rundown. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their...
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as you can see from some of these maps, they showed california as an island and it took a long time for that to actually get removed from the maps-- old maps, it often took 100 years, maybe 200 years. >> reporter: google and others can react more quickly because of all the input they get. thousands of times a day, people all over the world tell google, via the internet, that roads, or signage, or stores or parks have changed, or that a their own neighborhood is poorly represented and that the company needs to update its maps. google investigates the alleged errors, and tries to correct them. the concept of having people on the ground change the map is called crowd sourcing. and it's the principle pioneered by an israeli-based mapping company called waze. that firm, with a small palo alto office, uses g.p.s. to track the location of 27 million drivers who have downloaded its app. waze depends on that crowd to update its maps, determine traffic congestion and direct users to alternate routes. >> so while you're getting a free navigation service, you're also contributing to the community.
as you can see from some of these maps, they showed california as an island and it took a long time for that to actually get removed from the maps-- old maps, it often took 100 years, maybe 200 years. >> reporter: google and others can react more quickly because of all the input they get. thousands of times a day, people all over the world tell google, via the internet, that roads, or signage, or stores or parks have changed, or that a their own neighborhood is poorly represented and that...
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let's be honest when obama came into office liberals became complacent now shifting course being a california girl i was especially saddened at the news that prop thirty seven did not pass and fortunately monsanto won big in california i guess the lesson is that when you spend forty seven million dollars you can convince people to vote against their interests but the bottom label g m o's is far from over but you know i do see a silver lining in the wake of this election the hangover not only is it a good thing that romney doesn't have access to the biggest nuclear weapons arsenal in the world well let's think about the monumental shift that happened last night by way of to my direct.
let's be honest when obama came into office liberals became complacent now shifting course being a california girl i was especially saddened at the news that prop thirty seven did not pass and fortunately monsanto won big in california i guess the lesson is that when you spend forty seven million dollars you can convince people to vote against their interests but the bottom label g m o's is far from over but you know i do see a silver lining in the wake of this election the hangover not only is...
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or do you think is building the wall between mexico and california. getting stateside contractors at fourteen dollars an hour paying us . not. half the workers are probably undocumented or tearing false documentation because they're taking a lower salary.
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represents democrats but somebody in florida is going to have a different life experience than someone in california. it's a lot easier to blink at someone with a message and figure they are in one camp or another and that's often what happens with the latino vote. >> let's say mitt romney is the to the children of people who cross into the country? >> well, president obama did a stopgap measure allowing folks to stay here and come out of the shadows for the next two years for him to say he is going to repeal it has people not only nervous and scared but part of his family values willing to separate families? begs the question if that's actually going to happen >> anyway, thank you very much. voting continues across the u.s.a. still early here in washington. much more to come here. overlooking the white house, who will be living there come the next couple of days? back to you in london. >> thank you very much. there will be a special u.s. election hosted by david here on "bbc world news." that's at 23:35 this gmt tuesday and extensive reactions from across the let's go back to them now the vice pres
represents democrats but somebody in florida is going to have a different life experience than someone in california. it's a lot easier to blink at someone with a message and figure they are in one camp or another and that's often what happens with the latino vote. >> let's say mitt romney is the to the children of people who cross into the country? >> well, president obama did a stopgap measure allowing folks to stay here and come out of the shadows for the next two years for him...
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. >> y votar el california es más fácil que en otros estados por eso es probable que tengamos records historicos. >> el beneficio de california es que las personas se pueden registrar por internet. >> y el nuevo registro de internet aumento >> somos más latinos y más demócdemócrata. >> y este cambio también es un cambio de vista ante los inmigrantes. >> una reciente encuesta dice que si la propuesta huviese sido propuesta antes no habría sido ta exitoso. >> en california la tolerancia a los inmigrantes tiene limites porque creen que deben seguir deteniendo a inmigrantes indocuminmigrante indocumentado. >> y la tasa de empleo subió un poco pero también el índice que desempleo es que el número de personas de buscan empleo aumento más que los trabajos creados. >> durante los últimos años han fallado las cortes sobre casos de inmigrantes. >> hay más jueces de 211 a 238. >> y este laboratorio genero el brote de meningitis cerro para que revisen sus instalaciones. ya van 27 víctimas fatales. >> y brasil se suma a los países en los que encuentran narcotuneles. >> en perú una
. >> y votar el california es más fácil que en otros estados por eso es probable que tengamos records historicos. >> el beneficio de california es que las personas se pueden registrar por internet. >> y el nuevo registro de internet aumento >> somos más latinos y más demócdemócrata. >> y este cambio también es un cambio de vista ante los inmigrantes. >> una reciente encuesta dice que si la propuesta huviese sido propuesta antes no habría sido ta...
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the big supporters are with the california teachers association. if it passes the state sales tax goes up a quarter, a quarter penny on the dollar for four years, it would last for four years. income tax would go up for seven years if you make more than $250,000 a year. now, that revenue would offset the trigger. earlier i asked dean vogel head of the teacher's union, a happens if the trigger cuts go into effect. >> people are saying we have to stay to the world standards in california and now you're going to eliminate 15 instructal days it doesn't make sense. but that's where we are. what we believe is when we took that case to the voter and the voter understood the truth about the initiative they said we're standing with you. >> reporter: well, i think all that this crowd needs to see is governor jerry brown walk in that door. we're expecting it any minute. these folks with the teacher's union rallying up the crowd. the mood is very positive. >> all right, alan martin. we had continue to check back with you as this proposition ebbs and flows. >>>
the big supporters are with the california teachers association. if it passes the state sales tax goes up a quarter, a quarter penny on the dollar for four years, it would last for four years. income tax would go up for seven years if you make more than $250,000 a year. now, that revenue would offset the trigger. earlier i asked dean vogel head of the teacher's union, a happens if the trigger cuts go into effect. >> people are saying we have to stay to the world standards in california...
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john of the seven largest states in the country, illinois, new york, pennsylvania, california have gone democratic in six straight elections. the other two, ohio and florida have swung democratic in two elections. and in texas, the white folks in chief connection texas -- texas are now a minority. >>> do you think this was a split verdict? >> not at al the president won 51.4% of the popular vote which he becomes the sixth president in history to win two terms with over 50% of the dwight eisenhower, i might add. he won an electoral college landslide. george w. bush with a much smaller electoral win pronounced he had a mandate. this president is not going to use that language, it is oh, so 20th century, not how he intends to govern. but beneath the numbers of a reelected president, a senate that is divided, there was an earthquake. it was an election that, republicans should have won in a bad economy, with all that money, and they lost virtually every group. they even lost cubans in florida, which used to reliable vote. so you have to ask what does the republican party do next? but that i
john of the seven largest states in the country, illinois, new york, pennsylvania, california have gone democratic in six straight elections. the other two, ohio and florida have swung democratic in two elections. and in texas, the white folks in chief connection texas -- texas are now a minority. >>> do you think this was a split verdict? >> not at al the president won 51.4% of the popular vote which he becomes the sixth president in history to win two terms with over 50% of the...
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california has a medicinal marijuana law. other states have passed some others. >> recreational. >> we have a laboratory of democracy. we don't always agree with the states. some states have capital punishment, some don't. some have legalized recreational use of marijuana and some states me did nal. i believe the justice department ought to respect the will of the separate states. >> in other words, no federal prosecution since it is a federal drug law of those who have legalized small amounts of marijuana. >> i think the federal law can maintain but it shouldn't try to nullify reasonable state measures. i'm not saying the state can do anything they want, but the measures that have been adopted so far have been after vigorous deba debate. in fact. there's been a mann legalization that's been rejektded. we don't need some federal person to come in and tell us what to. do i believe commonty, decent respect. >> careful. you might sound like a republican with the states rights thing. >> there's a logic to it because i know of the
california has a medicinal marijuana law. other states have passed some others. >> recreational. >> we have a laboratory of democracy. we don't always agree with the states. some states have capital punishment, some don't. some have legalized recreational use of marijuana and some states me did nal. i believe the justice department ought to respect the will of the separate states. >> in other words, no federal prosecution since it is a federal drug law of those who have...
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talk a little bit about you know labeling foods in california we're fighting for our right to know what we're eating right now only a quarter of the public is actually aware that they're already eating to medically modified foods and so we just don't know what we're eating people are completely unaware seventy five percent of us say they think they've never eaten anything to medically modified so in california we have a ballot initiative that would give us that simple right foods would be labeled may contain genetically modified organisms now critics of this critics of this say that they are concerned that if it's labeled that you're eating a genetically modified food people are going to freak out they say there's no evidence that these foods do any more harm to you than you know if it wasn't and they also say that's going to drive up food prices well the argument about food prices is completely specious it's just has no basis in fact not even in the fact that the opposition site they claim that food prices will rise four hundred dollars that's the cost of switching from g.m.o. ingredie
talk a little bit about you know labeling foods in california we're fighting for our right to know what we're eating right now only a quarter of the public is actually aware that they're already eating to medically modified foods and so we just don't know what we're eating people are completely unaware seventy five percent of us say they think they've never eaten anything to medically modified so in california we have a ballot initiative that would give us that simple right foods would be...
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this year a total of thirteen propositions have made it to california as ballot. but i want to talk to you about three of them first is proposition thirty six a modification of the three strikes law if approved it would change the current law to impose a life sentence only if a felon commits a violent crime or from their third strike it's related to sex drugs or firearms now if this proposition passes it's estimated that up to three thousand convicted felons whose third strike convictions were for nonviolent crimes could petition the court for new reduced sentences this is particularly significant to the hundreds of people serving life sentences in california prisons for shoplifting small amounts of merchandise campaign funds in favor of this measure far surpass those opposed to it but there are certainly did plenty of efforts to see this measure not pass here's one example. basically what you just saw is not true think of it this way california holds the country's largest economy it is the ninth largest in the world so all the stake continues to struggle with fin
this year a total of thirteen propositions have made it to california as ballot. but i want to talk to you about three of them first is proposition thirty six a modification of the three strikes law if approved it would change the current law to impose a life sentence only if a felon commits a violent crime or from their third strike it's related to sex drugs or firearms now if this proposition passes it's estimated that up to three thousand convicted felons whose third strike convictions were...
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way around. >> california is something, brendan is right about hispanics. california is the place for republicans. i think the party has to be reborn there. but keep in mind, if you look at 2000 and 2004, a lot of these things were said about bush. the party moving in the wrong direction. bush won those in those years because he had powerful based motivation. in some sense karl rove is right. you can win a race with just your base. >> the country has changed in the last eight years. look at what obama was able to mobilize. new voters. he was brilliant about that. look at florida and a number of states where he registered college voters. >> i still say as close as this was, if you had a republican base that was enthused about their candidate, romney could have won tonight. even with obama starting out with something like 240 electoral votes. >> i disagree with that. as a democrat i'm happy about that. as a republican i'm not happy about that. we have huge issues in this country, right next week, the congress is going to talk about the so-called fiscal clip.
way around. >> california is something, brendan is right about hispanics. california is the place for republicans. i think the party has to be reborn there. but keep in mind, if you look at 2000 and 2004, a lot of these things were said about bush. the party moving in the wrong direction. bush won those in those years because he had powerful based motivation. in some sense karl rove is right. you can win a race with just your base. >> the country has changed in the last eight years....
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yes on our children and yes on california. >> the governor stated that all the california was something like this happen. he plans to have a news conference today at noon in sacramento. we will be there to listen to what he has to say. according to the exit polls the young kids that went to vote helped him out a lot. there are under fire with tuition and they are the ones that the government target the most. he went to the campuses and spoke with him and told them why they should support proposition 30. this was the driving force that it got this pass. >> a quick note prop. 38 the competing bill with down in defeat. >> proposition 32 when down to humans. prompt 32 where prohibited money coming out of tune workers' paychecks for political contributions. the critics of prompt 32 stated that it would have silenced unions but not special interests. it was found out that over $11 million came from a group of arizona. the basic tram was that it was money laundering on proposition 32 >> prompt 33 was for insurance rates and if you maintained insurance your race would have gone down for those g
yes on our children and yes on california. >> the governor stated that all the california was something like this happen. he plans to have a news conference today at noon in sacramento. we will be there to listen to what he has to say. according to the exit polls the young kids that went to vote helped him out a lot. there are under fire with tuition and they are the ones that the government target the most. he went to the campuses and spoke with him and told them why they should support...
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in california when they proposed prop 37, that specific proposal at 66.9% support. gigantic, clearly going to pass, right? not exactly. the food huge companies came in and spent a ton of money. >> farmers faced a devastating drought causing higher food prices now california farmers are faced by a complex food labeling proposition that would increase costs to consumers by billions of dollars. >> it's going to put the california farmer at a disadvantage with the other 49 states. the people that are least able to pay are going to be forced to pay more. >> please join california formers in voting no on prop 37. >> bill: that was all nonsense. but it didn't have to be true. you bring in a farm he, say oh, my god it's going to cost so much more, they ran millions of dollars of ads and that huge lead for prop 37 goes away and it loses 53% to 47%. it lost, you see the lead that it had. how did it lose? look at the amount of money that was spent on both sides. in favor $8.7 million, against $45.6 million. monsanto and dupont spent $15 million opposing this and they someone i
in california when they proposed prop 37, that specific proposal at 66.9% support. gigantic, clearly going to pass, right? not exactly. the food huge companies came in and spent a ton of money. >> farmers faced a devastating drought causing higher food prices now california farmers are faced by a complex food labeling proposition that would increase costs to consumers by billions of dollars. >> it's going to put the california farmer at a disadvantage with the other 49 states. the...
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now to california. where election workers have their work cut out for them as they tally the ballots. >> the provisional and vote by mail ballots need to be verified and any damaged ballots have to be redone. a 19615 law requires 1% of precincts picked at random to count their ballots by hand. >> it can be extra complicated because there will be campaign workers standing over the shoulders of these workers while they are verifying the workers and challenging their decisions and that can make it time consumerring and tedious as well. >> it could take days to learn the results as some of the close races, counties have until december 4th to certify the results. americans are choosing new members of the house and senate. and it appears that the power will remain divided. let's go back to washington d.c. and scott mcfarland. scott. >> which raises big questions about the questions of nancy pelosi as house democratic leader. let's talk about the land of the senate, 53 and 43 edged for democrats. even republic
now to california. where election workers have their work cut out for them as they tally the ballots. >> the provisional and vote by mail ballots need to be verified and any damaged ballots have to be redone. a 19615 law requires 1% of precincts picked at random to count their ballots by hand. >> it can be extra complicated because there will be campaign workers standing over the shoulders of these workers while they are verifying the workers and challenging their decisions and that...
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history in the polls would indicate that, for example, california will go to the democrats and texas to the republicans. which means the outcome of this election will actually be decided in just a handful of states. this has been the most extensive and expensive election in history. the romney campaign has probably done all it can to secure victory. now america must decide if he's the right man to lead the country. >> for more on how this race is shaping up in these very final hours, i'm joined by jim gilmore. he's the former republican governor of virginia and nia who served in the clinton and obama administrations. governor, let me start with you. virginia, i have to ask you, how is it looking for mitt romney? >> he looks very good for mitt romney. i think he's quite likely to carry virginia. but it's very close. so a lot depends upon how things turn out tomorrow, who's excited about going to vote. but it looks like romney's going to carry virginia. >> we'll be watching your state tomorrow night but let me ask you this. if you look at the state of the american economy and you look
history in the polls would indicate that, for example, california will go to the democrats and texas to the republicans. which means the outcome of this election will actually be decided in just a handful of states. this has been the most extensive and expensive election in history. the romney campaign has probably done all it can to secure victory. now america must decide if he's the right man to lead the country. >> for more on how this race is shaping up in these very final hours, i'm...
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and that -- in california, it never matters if there are billionaires money doesn't matter in california elections but in national elections it always has. the traditional wisdom has now been bucked by this particular election. >> eliot: right. i think of the national spending patterns as well. you saw the sheldon adelsons. it is not clear to me all of his money, he backed a sequence of losers. somebody ed he was 0-9, all of the money simply bounced off of voter's consciousness. what will those funders say next time? >> you would have to ask sheldon adelson what he thought? i did meet some of these characters at some of the conventions. had a nice long talk with foster friess but what i think they're getting is somebody to listen to them, a place to put their money where their mouth is and where their values are. they may value that more than winning any particular race. >> eliot: even a consultant whom i rarely -- business models, go instead of giving it directly to a political campaign, build a grassroots organization. do something that will mobilize voters. >> koch brothers essentiall
and that -- in california, it never matters if there are billionaires money doesn't matter in california elections but in national elections it always has. the traditional wisdom has now been bucked by this particular election. >> eliot: right. i think of the national spending patterns as well. you saw the sheldon adelsons. it is not clear to me all of his money, he backed a sequence of losers. somebody ed he was 0-9, all of the money simply bounced off of voter's consciousness. what will...
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i have the privilege of sitting on the california board of regents and the california system board of trustees. i findi want to take a much more aggressive approach toation with the way how we educate our students not just look at how much it costs. finally, drug policy. i know this is a tricky one. there are compelling arguments. helling arguments for and against decriminalizing marijuana. just like for some there are multiple legitimate reasons why legalizing certain drugs may or may not benefit society. you heardy ethan nadelman said decriminalizing marijuana is the first step in the right direction. i agree. i also think we need sentencing reform. i'm voting yes to proposition 36 here in california. if passed on tuesday the measure will modify the three strikes and you're out rule that has been on our books since 1994. the controversial law would be amended, amended with new sentencing guidelines for non-violence crimes. finally, tonight here's why jesse jackson believes you must vote yes to give president obama another term. >> the oil industry, three ships in michigan three ship
i have the privilege of sitting on the california board of regents and the california system board of trustees. i findi want to take a much more aggressive approach toation with the way how we educate our students not just look at how much it costs. finally, drug policy. i know this is a tricky one. there are compelling arguments. helling arguments for and against decriminalizing marijuana. just like for some there are multiple legitimate reasons why legalizing certain drugs may or may not...
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and joining me now to talk more about california's proposition thirty seven is our correspondent. linda hi there i'm on so i want to ask you just how influential monsanto and other corporations are and this political fight. well in this particular political fight i mean it is really a battle between david and goliath we see that months on to other agriculture in and chemical companies have contributed more than forty five million to the no on thirty seven campaign monsanto themselves eight million dollars the entire u.s. campaign only was only able to raise seven million so it's definitely a very very much a grassroots versus corporate movement here and we have to remember them on center over the years over the more than ten years has spent tens of millions of dollars in lobbying and campaign contributions in washington to both parties and a former monsanto executive is in charge of labeling there at the f.d.a. and in charge of monitoring the labeling so as far as monsanto goes and we heard dennis kucinich there in that sound bite i mean they're definitely interested in washington
and joining me now to talk more about california's proposition thirty seven is our correspondent. linda hi there i'm on so i want to ask you just how influential monsanto and other corporations are and this political fight. well in this particular political fight i mean it is really a battle between david and goliath we see that months on to other agriculture in and chemical companies have contributed more than forty five million to the no on thirty seven campaign monsanto themselves eight...
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once the polls close on the west coast,ip cluding california, -- including california we are expecting a lot of this it turn blue. two70 votes needed to take it. romney 155 and president barack obama with 149. in an hour once the polls close here in california we are more that means these battleground states are more crucial. wanted to let you know within the last few minutes, new hampshire, as you take a look here it want to president barack obama. you look at the results you can see 55% for president barack obama compared to romney's 45%. and there are other key battleground states that are really important. >> we are still watching ohio, that is -- that is really the most important state right now. we are at about 45% of the precincts in ohio has been counted. not half yet. right now president barack obama does have a lead in ohio. 51% to 49% for romney. we are hearing reports from ohio that the president is doing very well in the places he was expected to do well but he is doing well in south central ohio and he is, in fact, doing better than expected there. but it is not over yet.
once the polls close on the west coast,ip cluding california, -- including california we are expecting a lot of this it turn blue. two70 votes needed to take it. romney 155 and president barack obama with 149. in an hour once the polls close here in california we are more that means these battleground states are more crucial. wanted to let you know within the last few minutes, new hampshire, as you take a look here it want to president barack obama. you look at the results you can see 55% for...
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one of the biggest supporters is the california teachers association. elissa harrington, cbs 5. >>> there are several other major propositions on the ballots statewide. prop 32 calls for more restrictions on political contributions by labor unions. they would not be able to use money from members' payroll deductions. prop 34 would repeal california's death penalty maximum punishment in the state then would be life in prison without parole. supporters say the legal procedures for capital punishment are too costly. and it's been years since anyone in the state has been executed. >>> prop 36 is another crime and punishment measure. it would revise california's "three strikes" law to impose a life sentence only when the third felony conviction is for a serious or violent crime. prop 37 has to do with the foods you eat. it would require companies to put special labels on raw or processed foods made from genetically altered plants or animals. stay with us on cbs 5 for up-to- the-minute results. special live coverage begins at 4:00 this afternoon. we'll be str
one of the biggest supporters is the california teachers association. elissa harrington, cbs 5. >>> there are several other major propositions on the ballots statewide. prop 32 calls for more restrictions on political contributions by labor unions. they would not be able to use money from members' payroll deductions. prop 34 would repeal california's death penalty maximum punishment in the state then would be life in prison without parole. supporters say the legal procedures for...
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voters in california still have about three and a half hours to vote until the polls close. we are in concord right now where five precincts are all open under the same roof. john? >> reporter: this is the time when polling places like this one start to see business lining up. voters are getting off work and coming in to cast their ballots. all tolled, about 1400 people are expected to come here to make their voices heard. we talked to quite a few people today and everyone said they felt they needed to vote, especially in this election. >> now that our future's at stake for the schools and the kids and myself, since i'm a mom and going back to school, so it's going to impact me as well. i gotta make a difference. >> on a personal level, it's important to bring my daughter. i want her to know her beliefs make a difference. come out and effect possibly an election. >> each voter was asked to insert them into these counting machines. a memory card will be used to transfer the results to the registrar. >> we are joined now with the break down of voting groups. >> reporter: we're
voters in california still have about three and a half hours to vote until the polls close. we are in concord right now where five precincts are all open under the same roof. john? >> reporter: this is the time when polling places like this one start to see business lining up. voters are getting off work and coming in to cast their ballots. all tolled, about 1400 people are expected to come here to make their voices heard. we talked to quite a few people today and everyone said they felt...
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california voters considered ending the death that measure is losing in california. in florida voters have rejecte constitutio with 98% of precincts repo digits, by rgin in michig@ are deciding whether to appeal the emergency allowing them to take over financially troubled cities. something we have covered extensively over the past couple of years.majority of michigan voters want to repeal that emergency manager law. that emergency manager law i ought thauz was the single most rod call piece of legislation that was put into place. not just proposed a place after a republica takeover. the emergency management law was a dramatic strengthening of previous laws in the state, essentially allowing the and ovhele whoever you v overruleofficials. they could step inoverseer and ff the assets with nobody in the town having any say over it that is on its way to repeal in mian right now with a majority of precincts reporting. although there's definitive oh on that one yet. the very excited happy seen tha you see here are in ch this crowd of obama supporters awaits the president
california voters considered ending the death that measure is losing in california. in florida voters have rejecte constitutio with 98% of precincts repo digits, by rgin in michig@ are deciding whether to appeal the emergency allowing them to take over financially troubled cities. something we have covered extensively over the past couple of years.majority of michigan voters want to repeal that emergency manager law. that emergency manager law i ought thauz was the single most rod call piece of...
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the polls are open in california until 8:00 tonight. president obama is in his home state of illinois and mitt romney is in massachusetts. >> the states are changing colors and we are tracking the early polling projections coming in. we just updated this map tennessee has gone to governor romney. as it stands now, and this is super early age to vote leave at this point for governor romney. much of this new england has gone blue, no surprise there. indiana goes to romney and that went to obama and 08. that is worth noting. obama has illinois and massachusetts has romney. delaware goes to obama. a couple of these key states that we're falling on the east coast, florida and virginia are two key swing states. governor romney is slightly favored in florida and virginia looks to be a virtual tossup. ohio is the big state with 20 electoral college votes. no president since 1964 has won the vote with out taking ohio. we will bring you the very latest information but right now 67 to 65 with governor romney in a slight lead. >> those are the numb
the polls are open in california until 8:00 tonight. president obama is in his home state of illinois and mitt romney is in massachusetts. >> the states are changing colors and we are tracking the early polling projections coming in. we just updated this map tennessee has gone to governor romney. as it stands now, and this is super early age to vote leave at this point for governor romney. much of this new england has gone blue, no surprise there. indiana goes to romney and that went to...
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expect a long night for california propositions. we want you to talk to us this election night and would like to hear from you. you can join the conversation by going to facebook.com/ktvu or find us on tweeter@ktvu. you can use the hatch tag, ktvu 2012 for that election conversation that we will be having tonight. >>> we are continuing to track the latest election results, especially the results coming in, in some of the key states including virginia, florida and ohio. the presidential election could hinge on those results. the latest numbers when we return. we are live in san jose on what is on the minds of voters. >> this is one of the busiest times. we have seen the number drops off. we will find a roomful of people tallying voters. 46% of those ballots have been returned. there are also several local issues, expanding card rooms in san jose to medical marijuana dispensaries and the minimum wage to be raised to ten dollars an hour. >> i voted against it. i think it is too much of a hike in a short period of time. i do think that
expect a long night for california propositions. we want you to talk to us this election night and would like to hear from you. you can join the conversation by going to facebook.com/ktvu or find us on tweeter@ktvu. you can use the hatch tag, ktvu 2012 for that election conversation that we will be having tonight. >>> we are continuing to track the latest election results, especially the results coming in, in some of the key states including virginia, florida and ohio. the presidential...
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in california. nothing reporting yet but we are 100% sure california goes to obama. the state of washington not surprisingly to the democrat obama. the state of idaho, goes to romney. 91 votes to 52 votes, we are sure of ourselves around here and then the state of hawaii, good evening to you and you have elected -- you have given your votes to obama. now to the important states which are still undecide. that will begin with the state of virginia. a state that we have been watching all night long. now three fourths of all precincts reporting. romney with a slight lead but still to close to call according to the decision team. the state of ohio which we thought would be the big teller of the night, obama at the moment at least has opened up a lead but only two thirds of all precincts reporting and ohio is still to close to call as is iowa, six votes up for grabs, important state in this election. obama with what looks like it's a lead but because of the precincts still out it's to close to call. color
in california. nothing reporting yet but we are 100% sure california goes to obama. the state of washington not surprisingly to the democrat obama. the state of idaho, goes to romney. 91 votes to 52 votes, we are sure of ourselves around here and then the state of hawaii, good evening to you and you have elected -- you have given your votes to obama. now to the important states which are still undecide. that will begin with the state of virginia. a state that we have been watching all night...
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sweeping through california. we picked those folks up. it's pretty clear that martian will diminish. but if this holds up, you know, as you observed earlier it's going to be a great conversation point. it will be a great historical footnote. it will be only that because the electoral votes are obviously what to size this. as we look at what you just showed, 244 votes. tantalizingly close. this is nearing -- neil: once they will do it, the deal. you know, there's got to be a lot of second-guessing. especially if he loses florida. all bets are off. did they waste time? going to pennsylvania, going to michigan, he might have made the statement. was it a risky head fake? >> i don't think so coming as late as it did. we have to take -- we have to take some notice of the fact that the impact of the hurricane . hurricane sandy is going to be, i believe, considered a force that not only dealt a heavy blow to the northeast and millions of people, but also stopped whatever momentum governor romney had in his campaign and reversed it at a worse time
sweeping through california. we picked those folks up. it's pretty clear that martian will diminish. but if this holds up, you know, as you observed earlier it's going to be a great conversation point. it will be a great historical footnote. it will be only that because the electoral votes are obviously what to size this. as we look at what you just showed, 244 votes. tantalizingly close. this is nearing -- neil: once they will do it, the deal. you know, there's got to be a lot of...
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be serial ports the study looked at two tax changes in california one thousand nine hundred tax credit and i income filers in two thousand and five levy called the mental health services tax that took one percent of income over one million using tax return data the researchers examined out of the changes affected millionaire migration in or out of the state before and after the tax laws were passed the results were pretty straightforward a tax cut for the rich had no effect on more millionaires moving into the state and a mattress a modest top tax hike on the rich tax hike had no effect on more millionaires moving out of the state a similar study was conducted in new jersey with the same result. just the fact that these studies need to be done shows what a privileged position the wealthy have in our political debate in crafting policy nowadays the interests of the rich are carefully considered which is odd considering that it was the rich particular the rich on wall street who were responsible for crashing our economy just a few years back and push for policies that have devastated the
be serial ports the study looked at two tax changes in california one thousand nine hundred tax credit and i income filers in two thousand and five levy called the mental health services tax that took one percent of income over one million using tax return data the researchers examined out of the changes affected millionaire migration in or out of the state before and after the tax laws were passed the results were pretty straightforward a tax cut for the rich had no effect on more millionaires...
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or do you think is building the wall between mexico and california. giving stateside contractors at fourteen dollars an hour paying off. half the workers are probably undocumented or tearing false documentation because they're taking a lower salary. and this is the wall along the mexican border. is difficult when you look we're joined by a special guest fernando suarez del sol minister look i've been asked about this country's mixed messages.
or do you think is building the wall between mexico and california. giving stateside contractors at fourteen dollars an hour paying off. half the workers are probably undocumented or tearing false documentation because they're taking a lower salary. and this is the wall along the mexican border. is difficult when you look we're joined by a special guest fernando suarez del sol minister look i've been asked about this country's mixed messages.